New California prison dashboards offer transparency
Rev Red
A new report from the California Policy Lab and the State of California’s Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code introduces the California Prison Population Data Dashboards, an online…
October 2025
Deputies in L.A. County jails to be equipped with body-worn cameras
Los Angeles County’s jails are set to be under the watch of thousands of new digital eyes. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has purchased 4,641 body-worn cameras for deputies to…
3 convicted murderers suspected of killing fellow inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 23, 2025 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) as a homicide. At 0952 hours,…
An inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison batters a peace officer unconscious
On Friday, October 17 at about 1530 hours Inmate Darryl Johnson (F74044) was being escorted from the showers to his cell. During the escort Johnson started hitting the escorting officer…
High Desert State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 17, 2025, death of an inmate at High Desert State Prison (HDSP) as a homicide. At approximately 1600…
Riot at the California Correctional Institution
Approximately 70 inmates were involved in a riot at California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Staff immediately responded, using chemical agents, non-lethal force, and warning shots to…
Salinas Valley State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Inmate as a Homicide
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 14, 2025, death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) as a homicide. At approximately 1715…